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(No Model.)

A. EFPINGEB, L.,L. DEWEESE, G.W. KOONS &

W. H. METZGER.

SAW SETTING DEVICE.

No. 399,391. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST EFFINGER, LEVI Ii. DEVEESE, CHARLES W'. KOONS, AND \YILLIAM H.METZGER, OF CANTON, OHIO; SAID KOONS AND METZGER ASSIGNORS TO SAIDEFFINGER AND DEVEESE.

SAW-SETTI NG DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,391, dated March12, 1889. Application filed July 18, 1888- Serial No. 280,299. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.- ward portion of the anvil D is providedwith Be 1t known that we, AUG-Us'r EFFINGER, the beveled portion 7;,which is for the pur- LEvI Ii. DEWEESE, CHARLES V. KOONS, and pose ofreceiving the blade of a saw. 50

\VILLIAM II. METZGER, citizens of the United For the purpose of holdinga gig-saw in States, residing at Canton, in the county of properposition the sliding gage or guide K Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented cor is provided, which is attached to the front or tain new anduseful Improvements in Sawforward end of the head L by means of theSets; and we do hereby declare that the folgage-screw m. This slidinggage or guide K 5 5 lowing is a full, clear, and exact description isprovided with the beveled heads 22, which of the same, reference beinghad to the anare so adjusted that they will set the blade nexeddrawings, making a part of this speciof a gig-saw to the beveled portion7.. In settication, and to the letters and figures of refting sawshaving wide blades the gage-screw erence marked thereon, in whiclr- 222takes the place of the sliding gage or guide 60 Figure l is a sideelevation of the sawset. K, and, if desired, said sliding gage may beFig. 2 is an under side view of the head. removed. In use the saw isplaced in the po- Fig. 3 is a detached view of the gage. Fig. sitionshown in Fig. 1 and the tooth of the is a detached view of the die andits link. saw designed to be set placed directly under The presentinvention has relation to sawthe die (1, when the handles A B arepressed 65 sets; and it consists in the different parts and l towardeach other, thereby forcing the die d combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, against the tooth and setting said tooth. The andparticularly pointed out in the claims. helical spring 0 is for thepurpose of elevating Similar letters of reference indicate corre the die(1 when the handles are released sponding parts in all the figures ofthe draw- For the purpose of securely holding the 70 ings. gage-screw mat any desired point of adjust- 2 5 In the accompanying drawings, A Breprement the lock-lever O is provided, which has sent the handles,which maybe substantially a screw-tlneaded aperture to receive the ofthe form shown. To the top or upper side screw. In case the sliding gageK is removed of the handle A is attached the gage a by the loclc-leverOis placed on the top or upper 7 5 means of the set-screw b. The gage ais proside of the head L.

0 vided with the elongated slot 0, which is for For the purpose ofassisting in holding the the purpose of adjusting the gage back andsliding gage K the ribs 12. are provided. The forth on the handle A. Thefrontor forward extension f is provided with the groove 12 end of thegage (L is provided with the recess whichis for the purpose of receivinthe lower 80 (I, which is for the purpose of receiving the end of thelink g.

die (1. The die (1 is provided with the ex Having fully describtd ourinvention,what tension (1 which is for the purpose of holdwe claim asnew, and desire to secure by Leting one end of the helical spring C, theopters Patent, is posite end of said spring being held by the 1. Thecombination of the handles A and S5 handle A, a cup or recess beingprovided to B, the former having the groove c, adapted to hold thespring in proper position. The hanreceive the rib 1f upon the latter,the die (7, dle A is provided with the groove 0, which is provided withthe extension (I and the link for the purpose of holding the extensionor the anvil provided with the beveled portion rib i, as illustrated inFig. 1. The link 9 It, the gage (t, and the spring C, substantially opret'eralfly formed integral with the die d, as and for the purpose setforth.

and of sufficient length to extend through The combination of thehandles A and the aperture h and embrace the extension f, B, the anvilD, formed integral with the hen-- as illustrated in Fig. 1. The front orfordle A and provided with the aperture 71, the

die d, the link g, and the sliding gage K, provided with the beveledheads 02, substantially as and for the purpose specified 3. Thecombination of the handles A and B, the anvil D, provided with thebeveled portion k, the die d, the link g, the gage-screw m, and thelock-lever O, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that We claim the above We have hereunto subscribed ournames in the 10 presence of two witnesses.

' AUGUST EFFINGERI LEVI L. DEVVEESE. CHARLES WV. KOONS. \VILLIAM II.METZGER.

Vitnesses:

FRED WV. BOND, L. C. WISE- j

